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Long time friends Matthew Nash and Jason Egan listen to a record and talk about it's influence, for better or worse, on their lives.

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ExplicitNeds Atomic Dustbin - Kill Your Television (mini)

Miniepisode. We listen to the song, Kill Your Television from Neds Atomic Dustbin. Truly embarrassing, this hit hasn't aged well. Not sure how we or anyone liked this track but the 90's was truly a unique time. In the very dawn of the internet an English grunge(?) band was turning Seattle back on the US and demanding you to Kill Your Television. The only way this works is if they are actually trolling everyone, or this was a Ween side project. Matt remembers his 16 year old self raging against the machine.
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We listen to Dancer Equired from the shitgaze pioneers, Times New Viking. Their last full length release on Merge Records takes all the hiss and blown out peaking guitar, drum and vocals and squeezes it into their dense pop style. Matt actually got to hang out with them once before a show in Boston and Jason has a hand colored split single from these guys. We try to figure out what makes this sound so great and what happened to the other gazers of s**t from the early 00's.
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We listen to Chastity Belt's 2017 release, I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone. Some would say this is their "mature" release coming from a band who released songs "Cool Slut" and "Giant (Vagina)". We would say that they got more confident in their songwriting and made a timeless, dark record. They grew up and the same party-time things they used to get off on got old. All of this is in direct contrast to the Kmart photo session promo pics and the Grunge or Totally 90's videos they put out to get everyone excited. They are a contradiction and smart as hell.
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Twitter - @welisten21
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We listen to one of the greatest records of all time and barely scratch the surface of what was happening in and around the recording of this album. It's honestly hard to do this justice of any kind except tell you about some of our interpretations of the record and personal memories to hearing it for the first time. That's what this show is all about after all. We still learn new things about some own these picks and each other. It's a very special episode if you know what I mean.
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We listen to the track When You Were Mine from the one man song machine, Prince. This one is off his second record, "Dirty Mind" and Prince played everything on the album which supposedly was recorded in one night. This is the evidence for the raw talent this 22 year old already had. Case closed. Jason heard it on WFMU wake and Bake and it's all he can think about. Matt thought this was Iggy Pop. We're working on Daydream Nation and only had time for one song this week.
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We listen to the landmark album from Slint, Spiderland. What band wasn't influenced by this record and band? More importantly how does this sound now and what exactly made it so groundbreaking? How many bands sprung out of the members of Slint and have you seen the documentary "Breadcrumb Trail?". Lots of mind-blowing questions to answer and check out friend of the show Sean's review of the box set that came out a while back - http://www.noripcord.com/features/slints-spiderland-box-set
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We listen to Is This It from The Strokes. Note that this is not a question but more like a sigh of indifference for a title. Were the early 2000's a bunch of bands self aware that they already were 'selling out' as opposed to the supposed underground of the 90's? Can we separate this undisputed work of brilliance from the prep school creeps who created a song titled 'barley legal'?
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We listen to Deerhoof's Apple O' from 2003. Deefhoof carved out their own distinct niche somewhere in the middle of Lightning Bolt, Blonde Redhead and The Boredoms - just as challenging but able to wring out crunchy guitar riffs that always seem to end too soon. It's precise but willing to fail at the same time, quiet and calming or blasting kick drum thumps. They thrive on this contradiction and keeping everyone guessing from one track to the next. We appreciate the hell out of this and disagree with Steve Albini's premise that the only people left in music are good because there's no money in it.
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We listen to Husker Du's, Warehouse: Songs and Stories which Matt decided is their most underrated album. We get into their Black Flag connection, the midwest, SST records and the highly recommend Andrew Earles book. Bob Mould and Grant Hart weren't talking, they were on Warners records and barely toured with this material but this could be the bands best record for 40's Matt and Jason. What would Husker Du?
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Jason and Matt listen to the audio book version of the tour diary of Henry Rollins when he was in Black Flag in the mid 80's. It's all the shittiness of touring without the physical pain and suffering of actually being in a band. We don't know too much about the great Black Flag and are torn about Mr. Rollins but he's been an important symbol in hardcore that deserves respect and Get in the Van is the proof. He's been through the s**t and no one will ever understand. From scooping ice cream with Ian Mackaye to fronting Black f*****g Flag. Wow.
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Jason and Matt listen to the track Institutionalized from Suicidal Tendencies. It's summer and we only have time for one song. Matt pulls this one out of the hardcore west coast scene and we know literally nothing about them. Looking back they actually seemed like they were trying to actually address some serious issues and the video was great.
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Jason and Matt listen to Cruise Your Illusion from Milk Music. Psychedelic guitar rock, political lyrics and unique song structures create an interesting listening experience. The second track is called Illegal and Free, but if it's legal in your state then you'll love this album.
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Jason and Matt listen to the song "Head On," a song by The Jesus and Mary Chain that The Pixies covered on their last album. Both versions are great, so enjoy this summer minisode as we enjoy our vacations in the sun!
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Jason and Matt listen to the The Pixies Doolittle, perhaps the greatest album from an amazing band. We talk about the dynamic between Frank and Kim, the eclectic mix of songs and styles, and rebelling against musical convention. Surrealism, monkeys and a wave of muliation... there's so much to talk about on this album!
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Jason and Matt listen to the Live album from Built to Spill, released on Up Records in 2000. A more innocent time when you could release a 20 minute Neil Young cover on a double kind of "best-of" album. If you like Built to Spill then this is a whole lot more. I think we grapple with what exactly Doug is trying to say when he doesn't seem to take his own lyric writing too seriously while jamming live like nobody business.
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Jason and Matt listen to the debut album from Real Estate on Woodsist Records. A perfect summertime, country cocktail, chill out record. Ernest and humble, three friends from high school know each other well enough to get to this celebration of the mundane. Unapologetically suburban, they waste the days away on the razor's edge of building up the tempo or making any kind of statement about the world. Matt says "they drink two beers and go to bed." It's a great, comfortable smothering slanket.
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Jason and Matt listen to 7 Year Bitch's, Viva Zapata from 1994. Seattle was the center of the universe and 7 year bitch had lost a bandmate, Stephanie Sargent and their friend, Mia Zapata, lead singer of The Gits. They weren't f*****g around, in the right place at the right time they took full advantage of the spotlight and attempted a statement at the god damn pointlessness of it all. Just rock and die, don't be an a*****e. Matt and Jason fight about if they would have sounded like this coming from any other city in the country at the time. (They wouldn't. - J)
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Jason and Matt talk about Becks breakout 1994 release, Mellow Gold on Bong Load Records and DGC. Jason also played open mics in the east village part of Lach's anti-folk scene and look at him now. Blowing leaves, stormtrooper masks, f****n with the man, melting 4-track recorders - you were in Becks crazy sludge world in the late 90's that inspired Jason in the wake of Smelling like teen spirit. Also Thurston interviews Beck and gets more answers than anyone else. Matt has never actually listened to the whole thing in order. Does it hold up to 2018? Or is it irrevocably tied to it's creation date?
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Jason and Matt talk about their personal memories surrounding "Meantime" as well as it's legacy regarding nu metal, the judgement night soundtrack insanity and what they've done in the meantime. Ha, see what I did there.

Jason and Matt discuss Dreamin' Wild from the Emerson brothers. These isolated brothers in the northwestern US recorded songs that sounded like aliens who only listened to 70's pop. You either know about this outsider masterpiece or you don't. It's problematic and so bad it's good, but so one of a kind that still makes it interesting. Questions and no answers.

Jason and Matt talk about 2004's Panopticon from Isis. Matt unpacks the conceptual and political slant of this post-metal record and Jason still isn't sure if their name has anything to do with the Islamic state.

Jason and Matt talk about Goo from Sonic Youth. We both love SY and Goo was our entry point in high school so we have a lot to say. We found out a bunch of crazy things about it's creation and Thurston lets Dave Kendall from 120 minutes embarrass himself.

Jason and Matt talk about the album The Life Pursuit by Belle and Sebastian. We both remember Tigermilk but The Life Pursuit is arguably the peak of Stuart Murdoch’s powers and a conceptual album of the 80’s. Jason heard this playing in a record store one day and everything he thought he knew about Belle and Sebastian was shattered. Matt says “It’s pretty good.”